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Presente simple y continuo
- 1. English verbsEnglish verbs Presentsimple and PresentPresent simple and Present Continuous .Continuous .
- 2. For what dowe use the Present Simple?
- 3. Present simple • Weuse the present simple to talk about things in general Ex. Bees make honey.
- 4. Present simple • Weuse it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly (routines) Ex. I get up at 6 o'clock everyday
- 5. Present simple • Orwe use it for permanent situations Ex. John isn't lazy. He works hard most of the time.
- 6. Affirmative sentences I /we / you / they + drive / work /do , etc. He / she / it + drives / works / does, etc.* *Note the ending of the verbs in S, this is a rule you always have to follow to construct a good sentence when the subject is he/she or it. *the ending -S only happens in the affirmative form and sometimes depending on the last letter it has to be an –es. (do--- does).
- 7. Nurses look after patientsin hospitals. : This is an example of an affirmative sentence
- 8. Negative sentences I /we / you /they Do not (don't) Dance Work Drive Do, etc he /she/ it Does not (doesn't)
- 9. Example • Julie doesn'tdrink tea very often.
- 10. Interrogative sentences do I/ we / you / they Drive? Work? Do? Dance? does He / she / it
- 11. Example • What doyou do? I'm a teacher.
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- 13. Present continuous • weuse the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking. Ex. I am getting hungry. Let's go and eat.
- 14. Present continuous • Weuse it when the action is not complete. Ex. They are speaking other languages
- 15. Present continuous • Orwe use the continuous for temporary situations: Ex. I am living with some friends until I find a place of my own.
- 16. I Am (=I'm)Driving Working Doing Dancing He / she/ it Is (=he's, …) We / you/ they Are (=we're, …) Affirmative sentences
- 17. Example • they aredancing salsa
- 18. Negative sentences I amnot (I'm not) Driving Working Doing Dancing He/ she / it is not (he isn't) We / you / they are not (we aren't)
- 19. Example They are notstudying.
- 20. Interrogative sentences Am I Driving? Working? Doing? Dancing? IsHe/she/it Are We/you/they
- 21. Example • Are youreading a book? Yes, I am.